I Embellish Famous City Icons With Patterns Inspired By Nature And Ethnic Art From All Over The World
While observing that the souvenirs available in Lisbon shops were rather traditional and lacking in modernity, I decided to create my own vision on the subject, bringing colour and life to the usual Portuguese icons, through original paintings.
The patterns I use are inspired by the joy and nature from Brazil, the delicate flowers from Japan, bold colours from Africa, among other traditional art from around the world. In a way, bringing back to a famous Portuguese icon inspiration from countries that have played an important role in Portuguese history.
I work mostly with acrylic on paper to create my vision of the traditional sardines, roosters or Lisbon trams; and have recently started to use my patterns to colour in icons of other European cities, like the Eiffel tower in Paris, or the London double decker.
It is an ongoing project: the purpose is to make my own intervention on as much famous icons in the world as possible.
More info: lisgoncalves.tictail.com
Eiffel Tower
Portuguese Rooster
Dutch Windmill
Portuguese Swallows
London Double Decker
Le Chat Noir
Portuguese Sardines
Lisbon Tram
Lisbon Crow
British Phone Box
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This is Lis' corner at my house! The works on the left depict 2 icons from Minho's folklore: the "Coração de Viana" (= Viana's heart) and the "Galo de Barcelos" (= Rooster of Barcelos). Minho is a region in the North of Portugal and it happens to be my mother's birthplace, so when I saw them, I knew I had to have them! The work on the right belongs to the "Constelations" series and I just had to have it too :) Thank you, Lis! IMG_201703...56df2d.jpg 
Original, beautiful and joyful! It's always a pleasure to buy Lis Gonçalves' work. Not only do I have it in my own home, but I always like to take her artwork with me as a present to give to friends around the world. For Portuguese people living abroad, it's a great joy to receive a wonderful piece of art such as one of these to remind them of their home. For the ones who are not from Portugal, the reaction is always the same: you can see curiosity shining in their eyes both for the country, as well as for the artists’ work. Now that she's reaching out and recreating other cultures' iconic imagery, the joy can spread manifold. Thank you once again, Lis Gonçalves! Rock on!
This is Lis' corner at my house! The works on the left depict 2 icons from Minho's folklore: the "Coração de Viana" (= Viana's heart) and the "Galo de Barcelos" (= Rooster of Barcelos). Minho is a region in the North of Portugal and it happens to be my mother's birthplace, so when I saw them, I knew I had to have them! The work on the right belongs to the "Constelations" series and I just had to have it too :) Thank you, Lis! IMG_201703...56df2d.jpg
Original, beautiful and joyful! It's always a pleasure to buy Lis Gonçalves' work. Not only do I have it in my own home, but I always like to take her artwork with me as a present to give to friends around the world. For Portuguese people living abroad, it's a great joy to receive a wonderful piece of art such as one of these to remind them of their home. For the ones who are not from Portugal, the reaction is always the same: you can see curiosity shining in their eyes both for the country, as well as for the artists’ work. Now that she's reaching out and recreating other cultures' iconic imagery, the joy can spread manifold. Thank you once again, Lis Gonçalves! Rock on!
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